De La Salle finished strongly to see off Passage in the curtain raiser 2-15 to 1-12.
Jack Fagan scored nine points while super sub Sam Flynn got 1-2 after he replaced first half goalscorer Eddie Meaney.
Richard Hurley goaled for Passage as they led 1-11 to 1-8 eight minutes into the second half.
Killian Fitzgerald ended with ten points. Salle landed the last five points however to pick up their second win.
Salle boss Brian Phelan said that the serious stuff won't start until the knockout stages.
Brian says Sam Flynn made a big impact when introduced.
Ballygunner hit the last nine points in a final quarter blitz as they came from behind to beat Dungarvan 1-18 to 0-14 at a rain lashed Walsh Park.
Pauric Mahony struck eleven points for the champions while Peter Hogan and sub JJ Hutchinson chipped in with three apiece. Tim O'Sullivan also netted an early goal.
Dungarvan led 0-14 to 1-9 after 44 minutes. Ryan Donnelly landed nine points for the Blues. Patrick Curran saw a first half penalty saved by Stephen O'Keeffe.
The Gunners were missing eight players from last season and manager Darragh O'Sullivan said it was a squad effort this afternoon.
He felt that JJ Hutchinson made a big impression off the bench.
Darragh admitted to WLR Sport, that their younger players really stood up to the plate today.
